Title: "OVIDIU BAND- Hora de joc acordeon, clarinet, vioara LIVE 2012
Performer: Ovidiu (band)
Origin: Romanian. This is an arrangement of a folk tune by a Romanian band. From the postings they have on Youtube, I gather that they often play at events such as weddings.
Orchestration: Acordeon, clarinet, vioara. The piece has a consistent bass line with solos over top of it.
This piece made me think of the concepts of informed student performance and improvisation that we have talked about in class and that the readings have touched upon. At a high-school level, I think this type of piece could be used to practice applying knowledge of culture using the three-step process of listening, participating and performing. This song shows both traditional sounds from the culture and improvisational style. If students listen, and then involve themselves in playing and imitating the style of the performers, they can learn how to improvise in this style on their own.
